As the boat was coming in Captain Jack turned to the newspaper writers to say:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the thing that is to be done to-day is something that has never been done on any other boat than the 'Pollard.' If it looks a bit dramatic, you will understand, of course, that that is a means toward making it all the more impressive."
"Oh, dear, but you are making me dreadfully inquisitive," complained one of the newspaper women, plaintively.
Embarking in the shore boat, the "Pollard's" crew were soon aboard the submarine. From the platform decks they waved their caps, then, one by one, disappeared through the tower, the manhole cover being pulled down after them.
"Are they going to take the boat out and submerge it?" asked one of the correspondents.
"Yes," nodded Mr. Farnum.
"And what else—please?" asked the particularly impatient newspaper woman.
Mr. Farnum smiled, then added:
"There they go, under electric power. Watch!"
By the time that the boat had gone a little more than a hundred feet one of the correspondents called out: